The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame beckons, but don't count on Ritchie Blackmore being there if Deep Purple is chosen to be one of its 2013 inductees.
"Personally,
I couldn't care less," the guitarist tells Billboard. "I would
never go. I'm not really a fan of that stuff. Considering some of
the people that are in the Hall of Fame, I'm not sure if it's a good
idea, so I don't care one way or the other, actually."
"I think our fans seem to care more than I do," he notes. "They're always saying, 'You should be in the Hall of Fame. You should be in this, you should be in that...' If I can pay the bills, that's all I care about."
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Purple is one of 15 nominees on the Rock Hall's final ballot, and
Blackmore does acknowledge that the nod has been a long time coming."I think our fans seem to care more than I do," he notes. "They're always saying, 'You should be in the Hall of Fame. You should be in this, you should be in that...' If I can pay the bills, that's all I care about."
Blackmore, who left Deep Purple for good in 1993 after a third stint
with the group, is busy with his current musical concern -- Blackmore's Night,
his Renaissance and Medieval music collaboration with his wife
Candice Knight. The troupe has just released its third live DVD and
CD, "A Knight in York," recorded in September of 2011 at a reputedly
haunted venue Blackmore also played with one of his earliest bands,
the Outlaws, in 1963. The 14-song set showcases the latest lineup
of Blackmore's Night and also features a guest appearance by the
couple's two-year-old daughter, Autumn.
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